Eric Allyn Thames (/θeɪmz/ THAYMZ; born November 10, 1986) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder.

Thames played college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves, and was chosen by the Blue Jays in the 2008 MLB draft.

[3] In 2008, Thames batted .407 with 13 home runs for the Waves, and was named the West Coast Conference's most valuable player.

[3] Thames spent the 2010 season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League.

[4] He began the 2011 season with the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).

[6] Thames made his MLB debut on May 18, 2011, against the Tampa Bay Rays, recording his first career hit and RBI, driving in second baseman Aaron Hill.

[citation needed] On June 3, Thames was optioned to Las Vegas to make room for the return of Adam Lind.

[7] On June 29, Thames hit his first career home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Maholm.

Thames played 95 games for the Blue Jays in 2011, finishing with a .262 batting average, 12 home runs, and 37 RBIs.

[10] On July 31, 2012, the Blue Jays traded Thames to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Steve Delabar.

On June 22, the Mariners designated Thames for assignment in order to clear room on the 40-man roster for the return of Franklin Gutiérrez from the 60-day disabled list.

[14] The Mariners traded Thames to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league infielder Ty Kelly on June 30, 2013.

[26] On April 3, 2017, Thames was the starting first baseman, making his Brewer debut on Opening Day against the Colorado Rockies.

On April 25, he wound up on the disabled list due to a torn UCL in the thumb on his left hand.

[36] In his debut on April 27, 2021, he left the game in the third inning after suffering a leg injury trying to field a fly ball.

[40] Thames appeared in 22 games for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, slashing .274/.337/.452 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI.

[42] In February 2017, Thames won the James B. Pirtle Memorial Golf Classic tournament in Palm Springs, Florida, beating actor Dylan McDermott in the final round.

[43] In January 2019, Thames appeared on the Korean television show King of Mask Singer, singing Isn't She Lovely and the K-pop song Americano.